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Data-rate-efficient CMOS modulator for wireless biomedical sensor network applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 August 2015

Kai-Wen Yao
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli 32001, Taiwan Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
Cihun-Siyong Alex Gong
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan Portable Energy System Group of Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
Yu-Ting Hsueh
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli 32001, Taiwan
Yu-Lin Tsou
Affiliation:
MediaTek Inc., Hsinchu 30078, Taiwan
Muh-Tian Shiue*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli 32001, Taiwan
Jian-Chiun Liou*
Affiliation:
National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan
Yih-Shiou Hwang
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
*
Corresponding authors: M.-T. Shiue and J.-C. Liou Email: mtshiue@ee.ncu.edu.tw, jcliou@kuas.edu.tw
Corresponding authors: M.-T. Shiue and J.-C. Liou Email: mtshiue@ee.ncu.edu.tw, jcliou@kuas.edu.tw

Abstract

A 0.18 µm CMOS Binary Frequency Shift Keying Modulator with a novel frequency synthesizer structure is proposed in this paper. Based on an analog adder technique being the backbone of the synthesizer, this prototype demonstrates a compact modulator with low complexity, which achieves 1 Mbps at 400 MHz while dissipating 3.1 mW at 1.5 V supply. The proposed design is ideal for biomedical sensor network systems including distributed wearable body area network.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2015 

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